| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Part I. Review of Economic Theory | ||
| 1 | Introduction and Overview | |
| 2 |  Samuelson, P. A., and W. D. Nordhaus. Economics. 18th ed. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2004, chapters 1-4. ISBN: 9780072872057. | |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Market Economics: Common Property Resources, Economic Efficiency, Market Failure, etc. | Samuelson, P. A., and W. D. Nordhaus. Economics. 18th ed. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2004, chapters 18, 19, and 21-23. ISBN: 9780072872057. |
| 4 | Economics of the Environment The Time Value of Money |
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Calculating Net Present Values and Accumulations of Cash-Flow Streams." Harvard Business School Note 180-026. Boston, MA: HBS Case Services, 1979. |
| 5 | Economic Sustainability Macroeconomics: National Income Accounting |
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. "Integrated Economic and Environmental Satellite Accounts." April 1994. |
| Part II. Applications to Marine Industries | ||
| 6 | Shipping Markets and Cycles | Kite-Powell, H. L. "Marine policy: shipping and ports." In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. Edited by J. Steele, S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian. London, UK: Academic Press, 2001, pp. 2768-2776. ISBN: 9780122274305. |
| 7 | Bulk Shipping LNG Shipping | Jin, D. "Supply and Demand of New Oil Tankers." Marit Pol Mgmt 20, no. 3 (2003): 215-27. |
| 8 | Ship Charter/Purchase Decisions (Guest Lecture by Sydney Levine, Shipping Intelligence Inc.) | |
| 9 | Shipping and the Environment: Tanker Spills, Right Whales | Committee on Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Section 4115) Implementation Review, National Research Council. Double-Hull Tanker Legislation: An Assessment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780309063708. |
| 10 | Liner Shipping and Ports FPSOs, Fast Ferries, Fast Freight Ships | Marcus, H. S. "Interrelationship Between Strategy and Technology in the International Liner Market." Mar Pol Rep 1 (1989): 207-215. |
| 11 | Shipping Finance, Risk and Return (Guest Lecture by Kevin Hazel, Marsoft Inc.) | |
| 12 | Student Presentations Course Evaluation | |
| 13 | Student Presentations (cont.) Course Wrap-up | |
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